As I suspected, a limited and non-representative sample from one firm (undoubtedly hired to perform research that would substantiate the...
That raises a question I've been meaning to ask--where the hell did that figure come from? I mean it's repeated over and over, but what is the...
Since I've been participating here, I've noticed ET people fall into 3 categories: -- clueless newbies like myself -- curmudgeons only too...
Hook, what I look for is a pattern in the results of changing variables, e.g. the best result comes from a value of 30, the next best 29, the next...
That's kind of where I'm at right now, bjg--trying to develop confidence in my system, although "stress free" is probably too much to hope for in...
Holding overnight positions seems to result in big swings one way or another. Is the decision to hold overnight positions strictly a function of...
How would you define overoptimization and how do you know when you're overoptimized? Is any optimization of the "standard" parameters of an...
Steve, this is the second time I've read your opinion on this. I don't know jack about Forex. I bought a book on it and was going to read about...
Ill, that's the $64,000 question, isn't it. I completely agree that all of the indicators, pivot, and other forms of divining are largely useful...
Steve, thanks for the response and it does help. On the subject of the close, I was thinking more of intraday closes, which seem to be pretty...
Sci, please explain further. When you talk about bi-modal, what variable is on the x-axis assuming profit is on the y-axis? Also, I understand...
That's helpful, Steve. Thanks. I'll put the book on my Amazon shopping list. Chuck
Steve, I was not able to find a definition of this term. What do you mean by "stationarity," other than non-random? Chuck
Curtis, this describes my experience exactly. I guess it's because I'm a very analytical person and the computer lets you try a large number of...
Steve, that raises an interesting point. When you're looking at an intraday chart, isn't the closing price (on say a 5 Min bar) pretty arbitrary...
Prevail, did you really mean to say this? It sounds like you're saying pressure is a good thing. Chuck
Thanks, everyone, for your responses. MorganSys, I was wondering if you could elaborate on your reason for saying that position level stops are...
JJ, I guess this is where I was coming from. Unlike the examples you posted, the charts I was looking at didn't even show the pivot lines acting...
Thanks for you suggestion and the presentation. I'll check it out. Chuck
Steve, I understand what you are saying about reacting, not predicting. This is a matter of symantics. In fact, any time you buy or sell...
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